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# puncture

«puncture» in Mova's school dictionary: **a small hole made by something sharp, especially in a…** — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples, with 5 sentences of Mova's corpora that use it.

### part of speech

noun (a puncture, punctures); verb (puncture, punctures, punctured, puncturing)

### meaning for a pupil

1) A puncture is a small hole made by something sharp, especially in a tyre so that the air comes out. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/puncture/#m1)

2) To puncture something is to make a small hole in it. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/puncture/#m2)

3) A puncture wound is a deep, small wound made by something pointed, like a nail. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/puncture/#m3)

### sense in the lessons

In everyday life a bike or car can «get a puncture» (UK) or «a flat tire» (US); learning to fix a puncture is a useful skill. In first aid, puncture wounds from nails or animal bites need cleaning and sometimes a doctor. Phrases: «get a puncture», «mend a puncture», «puncture repair kit», «puncture wound».

### examples

- I got a puncture on my bike on the way to school. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/puncture/#x1)
- Dad showed me how to mend a puncture. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/puncture/#x2)
- A nail punctured the car tyre. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/puncture/#x3)
- Be careful: the pin could puncture the balloon. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/puncture/#x4)
- A puncture wound from a rusty nail needs a doctor's check. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/puncture/#x5)
- We carry a puncture repair kit on long rides. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/puncture/#x6)

### note

Countable: puncture, punctures. In the USA «flat tire» or «a flat» is more common than «puncture». Spelling UK «tyre», US «tire». A deep puncture from something dirty or rusty can cause infection (tetanus), so tell an adult.

### In the corpora

- [With a puncture you walk the bike home or call a parent, and you can learn to fix it later.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/everyday/272-bikes-scooters-and-car-parks/10/)
- [If your bike gets a puncture, walk it home or call a parent; you can learn to fix it later.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/everyday/310-pavements-crossings-cars-planes-and-bikes/18/)
- [A punctured tyre goes flat because the squashed air inside escapes through the hole to the lower pressure outside.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/physics/16-pressure-tricks-pumps-tyres-vacuums/6/)
- [In soapy water the air escaping from a punctured tube makes bubbles that show where the hole is.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/physics/16-pressure-tricks-pumps-tyres-vacuums/7/)
- [Tyres often get punctured by thorns and nails, so look at the tyre before looking for a villain.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/world/162-who-stole-the-remote-jumping-to-conclusions/22/)

### Trees and pragmatics

[Every meaning and example of «puncture» parsed by Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/puncture/), each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.